In Latin the word vocare is a verb meaning “to call” and is the fundamental root of our modern day word “vocation”. These days a vocation is often used as any term to connote work in a general sense, but it’s important to get back to the old, dusty Latin to bring fresh life to [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Heed the Calling
Mar 31
However
Mar 27
I’ve noticed a few things over the years. One or two observations on the human condition. We, as human beings, are inherently flawed. We are capable of unspeakable cruelty. We hurt the ones we love the most. We can be foolish. We can be ignorant. We can be cold and unfeeling. We can be lazy [...]
In exploring the connection of mind, body and spirit, I am a bit fascinated by the moment of surrender. It’s not from a morbid sense of curiosity, but more from the vantage of why does it happen when it happens. What causes us to stop? To relent? To “No mas” a la Roberto Duran? It [...]
“Blank” Something Different
Mar 23
In thinking over my previous post on breaking a funk and reclaiming my rightful mojo, I knew some action needed to be taken outside of… well… just writing a post about it. While writing is certainly a form of action, it’s often more the declaration of desire than the actual exercise of change and movement. [...]
Re-Mojofication
Mar 21
Mojo. An absolute fantastic word that is truly difficult to define. You could go with what our good friends at Merriam-Webster and say it is: a magic spell, hex, or charm; broadly : magical power <works his mojo on the tennis court> That’s pretty good… not great, but a fairly solid B on the grading [...]
